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David Price is set to become the busiest fighter in Britain as he plays catch up with his Olympic team-mates. Price, 26, has managed just one professional fight since switching codes after winning a super-heavyweight bronze medal at last year’s Beijing Olympics. But his new promoter Frank Maloney already has …

Two-time Junior Featherweight World Champion Israel Vazquez will take on perennial contender Angel Priolo in a ten round featherweight fight on Saturday, October 10 at The Nokia Theatre at L.A Live in Los Angeles, CA. Yesterday, Vasquez held an workout where he stunned members of the media in attendance with …

An all-star fighting force, ‘Team America’, comprising of UNBC World Light Welterweight Champion, Hammerin’ Hank Lundy, UNBC Super Middleweight Intercontinental Champion Daphir ‘No Fear’ Smith, WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Champion Brian ‘Bionic Bull’ Cohen, heavyweight contender Gerald ‘The Jedi’ Nobles, Eric ‘The Outlaw’ Hunter, Tim Witherspoon Jr, Nathalie Brown …

Ahead of Star Boxing’s show tonight at Russo’s in Howard Beach, NY, the principal boxers all weighed in. Heavyweights, 8 rounds Devin Vargas: 223.25 lb Terrell Nelson: 246 lb

Sensational heavyweight prospect Eugene Hill will return to the ring in Houston, Texas as Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions presents “High Stakes”, an action packed evening of world class professional boxing on Saturday, October 10th at the Arena Theatre. The heavy handed Hill, known for his devastating knockouts, brandishes a …

Ten-Time World Champion in six weight divisions Oscar de la Hoya will be recognized for his impact not only in the boxing community, but the Hispanic community as a whole, when he receives the prestigious Hispanic Heritage Award for Achievement in Sports this evening. “I feel truly privileged to be …

Unbeaten prospect Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez steps up in class this weekend to headline “Saturday Afternoon Special” against veteran Darnell Boone in an 8-round super middleweight bout at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I. The power-packed “Saturday Afternoon Special” card is a rare matinee show (2 PM/ET start), …

Allan Green, coming off a dominating performance over Carlos De Leon, Jr., will face unbeaten “Marvelous” Tarvis Simms in a 10-round super middleweight affair this Friday, Oct. 2, live on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, from the First Council Casino …

Sometimes a fighter can find himself up against the ropes. That’s the feeling most people in the boxing community have about Jermain Taylor. He’s fighting an undefeated former champ in his hometown and he is the underdog. The pressure is on, but nothing could be further from Taylor’s mind as …

On Wednesday September 30th Star Boxing’s heavyweight contender, “Devastatin” Devin Vargas (17-1, 7KO) will look to get back into the win column when he takes on Terrell “Baby Bull” Nelson (8-8, 5KO) at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds in the …

John Murray has been warned not to underestimate Jon Thaxton ahead of their British Lightweight title clash this weekend. The advice comes from Scott Lawton, the current English Lightweight Champ and a man in a good position to air his views on the fight given that he has shared the …

Not surprisingly, the aftermath of the Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez match has produced some very simplistic commentaries about the commerce of the fight. The very good buy rate that topped 1 million has been viewed in a number of different ways. Many of them so absurdly one dimensional that it …